New Hyannis whiskey distillery proposed

A father-and-son team hopes to renovate a vacant building near the Airport Rotary in Hyannis and transform it into a whiskey distillery.

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By ROBERT GOLD

capecodtimes.com

By ROBERT GOLD

Posted Mar. 21, 2013 at 2:00 AM
Updated Mar 21, 2013 at 6:42 AM

By ROBERT GOLD

Posted Mar. 21, 2013 at 2:00 AM
Updated Mar 21, 2013 at 6:42 AM

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HYANNIS — A father-and-son team hopes to renovate a vacant building near the Airport Rotary in Hyannis and transform it into a whiskey distillery.

The Cape Cod Distilling Co. would produce whiskey on site and give tours, said Cotuit resident Skip Wrightson, who hopes to run the business with his father, Osterville resident Rick Wrightson.

The company would use the former Western Tools Supply building, vacant for several years, at 411 Barnstable Road.

The company estimated it would cost $3.2 million to renovate the building, add equipment and make other improvements, according to papers filed by the company with the town of Barnstable.

"We are not expanding the building or changing the layout of the building. We are just fixing it up," both outside and inside, Skip Wrightson said.

Cape Cod Distilling Co. first needs to get town approval for the project. Its next appearance before the town's planning board will be on April 8. It must also get state and federal approval for licenses governing alcohol.

The company would not serve alcohol on site beyond very small samples during tours, Skip Wrightson said.

The alcohol needs to be aged for at least two years before selling it as whiskey, he said.

If the business gets up and running, Skip Wrightson said he expects that one of the company's core products would be a 4-year-old "American single malt" whiskey.

While still working on a label and name of the whiskey, Skip Wrightson said it likely will have a name that brings the Cape to mind.